Hello Everyone. I'm back. I still don't have a computer and for the past week my internet has been down. Sorry about not posting. Hope you like the new chapters on all my in-progress chapters.
Because of the burns on her feet, nobody allows Audrey to walk. She doesn't want to either, always making gabby hands at someone to signal that she wants to get up. Strangely, she hasn't spoken a single word since she got hurt.
Pietro is playing Barbie with Audrey. She giggles, listening as Pietro tells a story about what the dolls are doing. She moves her doll, a black-haired Barbie, along to the story. Pietro is playing with a black-haired ken doll.
Soon, Audrey is yawning and fisting her eyes. Pietro grins at her, before scooping her up and setting her on the couch of his room. She snuggles down, slowly sticking her left thumb in her mouth, eyes closing in sleep.
He looks up at the ceiling, knowing that FRIDAY will tell everyone that Audrey is sleeping. The others are worried about Audrey because she hasn't said anything. When someone is too close, she starts cringing away.
That is why Pietro brought her here. He is hoping that if one person was with her, she might feel better. Later, Pepper and Tony will take Audrey. If she isn't too upset with them, then Bucky and Clay with visit, both together.
Audrey moans in fear, twisting and squirming. Pietro gently rubs her hair, singing any child songs that he remembers, in Siberian, Latin, and Italian. It takes a long time for her to relax enough to slip farther into a deep sleep.
When she falls into the deeper sleep, he finally falls asleep himself, voice hoarse from singing so much. Not awake, she moves until she's sitting on his lap, leaning against his chest. His arms wrap around her securely.
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The others watch the scene from the communal floor television screen. They all hate how child-like Audrey is. She hasn't been this quiet since they met her. They are hoping that it doesn't last very long but only time will tell.
She was scared of everyone after Max but it didn't last very long. But this time, they don't really know why Audrey is acting so differently. She has gotten booboos before and none of them made her react this badly.
Pepper is curled up with Tony, wondering what's wrong with Audrey. She is planning to bring a therapist to see Audrey if this hasn't cleared up in a week. It pains her to do it but she doesn't want Audrey to be so strange.
Tony is wondering how he can bring Audrey back. He hates how she's acting. It brings back memories of when he was captured in Afghanistan (Iron Man movie). He hopes Audrey will be back to normal soon, tomorrow.
Marcus is angry, wanting to kill anyone who has hurt Audrey. The beast inside of him is wanting to take Audrey away. He stops that thought because he knows that everyone here will protect Audrey, no matter water.
Bucky and Clay also want to kill anyone who has hurt Audrey. They are thinking that this might be a side-effect of everything that They did. Earlier today, when Audrey freaked out when everyone was close, they told about Audrey's past.
